WLM
| health
proof of our commitment to provide our community as well as the
entire region access to the latest advancements in minimally invasive
surgery,” said Memorial Hospital CEO Ryan Smith.
The da Vinci® Si™ System can be used for a multitude of
procedures, including but not limited to: prostatectomy, hysterectomy,
myomectomy, coronary artery bypass, mitral valve repair and
colorectal surgery. Memorial Hospital of Converse County plans to
focus its robotic surgery program on GYN and general surgery
procedures. Not all surgeons can be Robotics Surgeons. Before
being allowed to perform a surgery with the da Vinci® Si™, a
surgeon must go through extensive training. In addition to traditional
hospital and medical credentialing, robotics surgeons must complete
regimented training modules using simulation, live porcine labs, and
finally proctored surgical procedures. Once a surgeon’s training is
complete, they are then eligible to apply for their Robotics Surgeon
Privileges. Currently both of Memorial Hospital’s general surgeons,
Dr. William White and Dr. Jon Grosidider, as well as gynecologic
surgeon Dr. Brian Retherford, are certified to perform multi-port
robotic surgeries. Single-site surgeries require additional training for
the surgeons, and they will all be certified to perform them in early
2014.
Memorial Hospital of Converse County hit the ground running
when it came to performing surgeries. They began making
Wyoming history with the da Vinci® Si™ System in July when the
first surgeries in two specialties were performed in the same day!
OB/GYN Robotics Surgeon
Brian Retherford performed
the hospital’s first da Vinci® Si™
hysterectomy and assisted Robotics
General Surgeon Jon Grosdidier
in the first cholecystectomy, which
removes the gallbladder. In early
November, Memorial Hospital
added to Wyoming history again
by being the first Wyoming
hospital to perform a single-site
gallbladder surgery.
Memorial Hospital of Converse
County has been serving the
eastern Wyoming region since
it was founded in 1942. The 25
bed critical access hospital has
been named as one of the Top
100 Critical Access Hospitals in
the country by the Rural Hospital
www.wyolifestyle.com
19